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BotanyRaelin Kronenberg

2025 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Soil Microbial Affiliations With Three Temperate Forest Herbs, Goldenseal, Black Cohosh, and Wild Ginger, in a Managed Forest Farm

Forest farming involves cultivating high-value specialty crops in the forest understory. This study evaluates the influence of timber stand improvement and prescribed burning on the soil microbial community affiliations with three perennial forest herbs, black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.), and wild ginger (Asarum canadense L.), grown in a Missouri forest farm. Soil samples will be used to monitor the differences in the microbial communities between the three species in the thin and burn treatments. The findings of this study will support the development of management decisions for forest farming in the Midwest.

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.

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The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies

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Lucas Belury

The Moore Family Fellowship in The Making of the American Landscape

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Amanda Martin

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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

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The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

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The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

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The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

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Chris Liazos

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

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Abby Bressette

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

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Erin Bell

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